Jim Bollman coaches MSU's tight ends during practice last week. Bollman ran Ohio State's offense for 11 years, and he also has coached in the NFL.

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Jim Bollman spent 11 years taking the heat only an offensive coordinator for a pro or major college football team can understand.

There is no other job in sports exposed to public judgment of each in-game decision, minute by minute. Other assistant coaches, defensive coordinators, even head coaches can keep some things to themselves. Baseball managers send plenty of signals that go undetected in the stands.

But everyone can see the offensive play-calling in a football game. That they don't know all the factors that go into each call, or whether a missed assignment somewhere might have ...